[V8] hours to replace wires

sdewitt at stx.rr.com sdewitt at stx.rr.com
Fri Jan 14 15:58:11 EST 2005


Yeah what doea it take to "Tune Up" a V8. There are no adjustments, no points, no CO etc.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Korn, Bob" <Bob.Korn at Fike.com>
Date: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:48 am
Subject: RE: [V8] hours to replace wires

> Your mechanic has quoted a reasonable time for the replacement of 
> theseparts. 
> My question would be, plus what tune up?  If he replaces all these
> parts, what else is he going to "tune"?
> 
> I had the caps off my car so many times chasing a misfire I think 
> I can
> R&R them blindfolded in less than 5 minutes for the pair. ;-)
> 
> Bob
> 
> 90 V8Q 149K Pearl, Gray Sports
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [v8-bounces at audifans.com] 
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:07 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: [V8] hours to replace wires
> 
> Fellow V8ers,
> 
> I'm having my distributor caps, rotors, wires and plugs replaced 
> today.I'm 
> looking for how many hours it should take for my mechanic to 
> remove the
> old 
> parts and install the new ones .  Also, per Alldata when they say
> replace 
> does that include the removal ?
> 
> If I'm looking at Alldata
> 
> Distributor caps 1.3
> Plugs                   .9
> Rotors               1.3
> wires                 1.6
> 
> 4.1 hours
> 
> My mechanic was saying somethin like 2 1/2 hours plus a tune up?  
> What'sthe 
> deal?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Steve Kramer
> 1990 V8
> 
> 
> 
> 
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